Getting started with Pine

Listing messages

To see a list of the messages you have received in your INBOX folder, press I (Folder Index). See ``Moving between folders'' if you want to list the messages in a folder other than your INBOX.

The selected message is highlighted. The first column on the left is blank, or shows a ``+'' if the message was sent directly to you (that is, it is not a copy or from a list).

The second column may be blank, or it may contain:

N: the message is new (unread)
A: you have answered the message (using the Reply command)
D: you have marked the message for deletion

Note that if you answer a message as well as mark it deleted (in either order), you only see the ``D''.

The rest of the columns in the message line show you the message number, date sent, sender, size, and subject. For details, press ? (Help).

Most of the commands you need to handle your messages are visible at the bottom of the screen, and you can press O (OTHER CMDS) to see additional commands that are available. You do not need to see these ``other commands'' on the screen to use them. That is, you never need to press O as a prefix for any other command.